by Rob Pillans | Feb 24, 2022 | Articles
At the end of 2020 many people would have thought, surely 2021 will be better. Sadly, for many that did not turn out to be the case. At the end of 2021 many people again will have been thinking surely 2022 will be better. My own view is that it will be, and I want to...
by Rob Pillans | Nov 16, 2021 | Articles
As an accounting firm coach, mentor and consultant I am in and out of firms pretty much every day. One of the things I have observed is the critical role of the manager in successful firms. Here are nine skills I reckon great managers inside accounting and advisory...
by Rob Pillans | Nov 16, 2021 | Articles
Most accounting firm owners and managers will have spotted quite a bit of chatter in various media regarding something called “the great resignation”. So what is it, is it real and should accounting firms be worried? What is it and is it real? The term has its origins...
by Rob Pillans | Nov 16, 2021 | Articles
The end of the calendar year is rapidly approaching and for many it probably can’t come soon enough. COVID has made it a particularly testing year for many people. I’ve turned my mind to some things accounting firm owners and managers could benefit from thinking about...
by Rob Pillans | Sep 14, 2021 | Articles
Going back many years I reckon lots of firm owners had a fear of sharing information, somehow thinking it could be used against them. Over time I’ve seen this diminish and yet I still occasionally come across a firm owner who is reluctant to share information about...
